大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(三十六)

　　force [(1)to make someone do something or make something happen by using power;(2) power, strength;(3)strength used against a person or object;(4)military power of a nation;(5)a military group]

　　They forced him to go with them.(1)

　　The bomb exploded with great force.(2)

　　He used powerful force to lift the fallen tree from her body.(3)

　　The President said he will use the full force of the country against foreign invaders.(4)

　　A Navy and Marine Corps landing force is on its way to the troubled island.(5)

　　foreign [(1)of, about or from another nation; (2) not from one's own place or country]

　　The United States has diplomatic relations with almost every foreign nation.(1)

　　Foreign products seem to cost less than most products made here.(2)

　　forest [a place of many trees]

　　New laws prevent companies from cutting all the trees in the forest.

　　forget [to not remember]

　　The man was in trouble because he forgot his wedding anniversary.

　　forgive [(1)to pardon;(2)to excuse;(3)to remove guilt]

　　A pardon by the President forgives a criminal for the crime.(1)

　　I forgive you for taking my car.(2)

　　Please forgive me for being late.(3)

　　form [(1)to make;(2)to start; (3) to shape;(4)a kind]

　　We formed a plan before starting the project.(1)

　　They formed a swim team.(2)

　　She formed the clay bottle with her hands.(3)

　　Swimming is a form of exercise.(4)

　　former [(1)earlier in time;(2)not now]

　　At a former time, Philadelphia was the national capital.(1)

　　His former wife lives across the street from him.(2)

　　forward [(1)the direction in front of;(2)toward the front]

　　The group with the flags was 10 meters forward of the rest of the parade.(1)

　　The men stepped forward when the sergeant commanded, "Forward, march."(2)

　　free [(1)to release;(2)not controlled by another or by outside forces;(3) not in prison;(4)independent;(5)not limited by rules;(6) without cost]

　　He was freed at the end of the trial.(1)

　　For the first time, she felt free as a bird.(2)

　　He was a free man after being found not guilty.(3)

　　The United States is a free nation.(4)

　　After his final day of studies, he was free from all the rules of school.(5)

　　The prize she won was a free ride in an airplane.(6)

　　freedom [the condition of being free]

　　Many people in history have died for freedom.

　　freeze [(1) to cause or to become very cold; (2) to make or to become hard by cold]

　　You will freeze unless you wear a coat.(1)

　　She freezes food and stores it in her freezer.(2)

　　fresh [(1) newly made or gathered;(2) recent]

　　His garden produces fresh vegetables every day.(1)

　　The lawyer criticized the fresh evidence found by police.(2)

　　friend [a person one likes and trusts]

　　The two men have been friends for more than fifty years.

　　frighten [to cause great fear]

　　Loud noises frighten my daughter.